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Jim Schubert Sui generis in life and as a scholar of biopolitics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2016

Anton E. Wohlers
Anton E. Wohlers*
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Department of History and Government, South Shepler Center 630, Cameron University, Lawton, OK 74505. awohlers@cameron.edu
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To his colleagues and the generations of students who had the privilege of knowing him, Jim Schubert was an inventive scholar, dedicated teacher, and tireless mentor. An innovative political scientist, Jim was skilled at incorporating the latest technologies and methods into his research. Engaging and creative as a teacher and mentor, Jim, according to a student and collaborator, “was maybe the kindest, smartest man you could ever meet.” Jim's pioneering work in the field of biopolitics reflect these qualities—he was truly “one of a kind.” As a scholar of biopolitics, Jim left behind a legacy that reflects what Gary Johnson, former editor of Politics and the Life Sciences, describes as the mission of both the journal and the association: “to advance knowledge of politics and promote better policymaking through multidisciplinary analysis that draws on the life sciences.”

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Founders' Forum
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Politics and the Life Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , Spring 2011 , pp. 103 - 106
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Copyright © Association for Politics and the Life Sciences 

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